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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-131, verse-8

सुपूरा वै कुनदिका सुपूरो मूषिकाञ्जलिः ।
सुसंतोषः कापुरुषः स्वल्पकेनापि तुष्यति ॥८॥
8. supūrā vai kunadikā supūro mūṣikāñjaliḥ ,
susaṁtoṣaḥ kāpuruṣaḥ svalpakenāpi tuṣyati.
8. supūrā vai kunadikā supūraḥ mūṣikā añjaliḥ
susaṃtoṣaḥ kāpuruṣaḥ svalpakena api tuṣyati
8. kunadikā vai supūrā mūṣikā añjaliḥ supūraḥ
kāpuruṣaḥ susaṃtoṣaḥ svalpakena api tuṣyati
8. Indeed, a small stream is easily filled, and a mouse's cupped paws are easily filled. Similarly, a wretched man is easily content; he is satisfied even with very little.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सुपूरा (supūrā) - easily filled, well-filled
  • वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily
  • कुनदिका (kunadikā) - small stream, bad river
  • सुपूरः (supūraḥ) - easily filled, well-filled
  • मूषिका (mūṣikā) - mouse
  • अञ्जलिः (añjaliḥ) - cupped hands, respectful salutation
  • सुसंतोषः (susaṁtoṣaḥ) - easily contented, very content
  • कापुरुषः (kāpuruṣaḥ) - wretched man, coward
  • स्वल्पकेन (svalpakena) - with very little, by a trifle
  • अपि (api) - even, also, too
  • तुष्यति (tuṣyati) - is satisfied, is pleased, rejoices

Words meanings and morphology

सुपूरा (supūrā) - easily filled, well-filled
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of supūra
supūra - easily filled, well-filled, abundant
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+pūra)
  • su – good, well, excellent, easy
    indeclinable
    Prefix indicating 'good', 'well', 'easy'
  • pūra – filling, fulfilling, flood
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root 'pṛ' (to fill)
    Root: pṛ (class 9)
वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily
(indeclinable)
कुनदिका (kunadikā) - small stream, bad river
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kunadikā
kunadikā - small stream, small river, bad river
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ku+nadikā)
  • ku – bad, evil, contemptible, difficult
    indeclinable
    Prefix indicating 'bad', 'evil', 'inferior'
  • nadikā – small river, stream
    noun (feminine)
    Diminutive of 'nadī' (river)
सुपूरः (supūraḥ) - easily filled, well-filled
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of supūra
supūra - easily filled, well-filled, abundant
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+pūra)
  • su – good, well, excellent, easy
    indeclinable
    Prefix indicating 'good', 'well', 'easy'
  • pūra – filling, fulfilling, flood
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root 'pṛ' (to fill)
    Root: pṛ (class 9)
मूषिका (mūṣikā) - mouse
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mūṣikā
mūṣikā - mouse, rat
Note: Part of a compound, mūṣikāñjali.
अञ्जलिः (añjaliḥ) - cupped hands, respectful salutation
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of añjali
añjali - the hollow formed by cupping the hands together, salutation with cupped hands
Note: Here 'mūṣikā añjaliḥ' forms 'mūṣikāñjaliḥ', a compound, hence 'mūṣikā' is often treated as genitive within the compound, meaning 'a mouse's añjali'.
सुसंतोषः (susaṁtoṣaḥ) - easily contented, very content
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of susaṃtoṣa
susaṁtoṣa - easily contented, very content, highly satisfied
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+saṃtoṣa)
  • su – good, well, excellent, easy
    indeclinable
    Prefix indicating 'good', 'well', 'easy'
  • saṃtoṣa – contentment, satisfaction, joy
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root 'tuṣ' (to be satisfied) with prefix 'sam'
    Prefix: sam
    Root: tuṣ (class 4)
कापुरुषः (kāpuruṣaḥ) - wretched man, coward
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāpuruṣa
kāpuruṣa - wretched man, contemptible person, coward
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ku+puruṣa)
  • ku – bad, evil, contemptible, difficult
    indeclinable
    Prefix indicating 'bad', 'evil', 'inferior'
  • puruṣa – man, male, human being, person, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
    noun (masculine)
स्वल्पकेन (svalpakena) - with very little, by a trifle
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of svalpaka
svalpaka - very little, small, trifling
Derived from 'svalpa' (very little) with the diminutive suffix 'ka'
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
तुष्यति (tuṣyati) - is satisfied, is pleased, rejoices
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of tuṣ
Root: tuṣ (class 4)